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DEDICATION 



OF THE 



SOLDIERS' Monument, 



NORTH HAVEN, CONN. 




Compilf'd \t\ the 

VETERAN SOLDIERS- ASSOCIATION. 
1905. 



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THE NEW HAVEN PRINTING CO. 









INTRODUCTION. 

HLS soiueiiir, dedicated to the citizens of North 
Haven, was undreamed of thirty days ago. Its 
suj^.^estion came all unexpected but with an assur- 
ance of success that seemed almost prophetic. The 
stor}" of the monument would not be coni])lete without the pictures 







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C()NC.kl':C.ATI()XAI, cm KCll, XORTH HAVHN' — iS^ 



of the men in wliose menujry it was erected. The search for 
material l)ej;an at once. Da^^uerrotypes, ambrot\])es, tintxpes, 
phot(j cards were resurrected, in nuun- cases from a fort\' \ears' 
sleep, and made to reproduce themselves here. These plates, 



soiled and marred as are man3% are priceless and their appearance 
is above all criticism. The only regret is that the muster roll is 
not more complete. It is possible a few pictures exist not shown 




NORTH HAVEN GREEN — iS^O. 



here. Some were never taken, and some are irretrievably lost. 
One or two were withheld b}' the indifference of relati\-es. The 
thanks of the committee are due to The Stoddard-Brown Engrav- 
ing Co. of New Haven and to The New Haven Printing Co. for 
their careful execution and haste in placing this souvenir before 
the ])ublic. 



HISTORY OF THE MONUMENT. 

Tlie erection of a vSolrliers" Mominicnt in Xortli Ha\'en l>f,i;an to 
be a^^itated in 1SS4. At that time a project to ol)Serve the one 
hnniredth anniversary of the incorporation of the town due in the 
auliinm of i<S8(), was under consideration, and it was tliouulil that 
a special recognition of the serxices of those who fousjlit in the 




An'..Mt)KlAL HAM,. 

Ci\'il War besides servinj^ to perpetuate their memory, would add 
lioiior to that occasion. 

This idea commended itself .generally and the \'eteran Soldiers 
volunteered to take up the work. The town voted the statute 
allowance of a mill and a half on the ('.rand List to aid the enter- 
prise and the estate of Ca])tain IIenr\- H. vStiles added fiw hundred 
dollars to the fund. Other su]).scriptions came in lil)erall\- until 
the sum of three thousand dollars was in si^ht. This was suiru-ient 
to insure the success of the enterpri.se. Plans were submitted and 
a design partially agreed upon. 

lUit objection arose to end)arrass this work. It was .asserted that 
a Memorial Hall would better serve the end in \iew than a monu- 
ment, and a buildini; for town purposes being <;reatl\- needetl, a 




U. Wai.tkr Patten, 
First Selectman and Town Aj^ent. 




Ci^ARENCK N. Frost, 
Selectman. 



,()i IS j. Thi. 
Selectman. 




S. i;. TiMi.n, 

I5tli Conn. Iiii'anlr\-. 

t'lKiinnaii l{x(."cnti\ L- Coiiiiiiillet'. 




Dk. Koltl'.KT l>. CrOODSKAK, 

27th CoiiM. Infantry. 
Secretary Executive Coniuiittee. 



A. A. IIVDK, 

6tli Conn. InFantry. 

Treasurer Kxecutive Committee. 



majority at a special town meeting rescinded the former vote and 
ordered a public Iniilding in its place. The main funds being thus 
diverted the original plan was obliged to be abandoned, 

Kven the change might have proved acceptable in part to the 
veterans and their friends had the building been so designed as to 
distinctly set forth its purpose to honor those who had fought for 
the Union, but as it was, the memorials ])rovided were of the most 
superficial nature. 

A single marble tablet six feet three inches by three feet set in 
the vestii)ule on the second floor contains the following names. 

ill inenioriitm — 18Gt-t8G5. 



Liverett W. Rogers, ist H. A. 

Died at Hagerstown. Md." 
Walstein Goodyear, ist H. A. 

Died at Philadelphia. 
Joseph () Blair, 5th Conn. 

Killed at Cedar Mountain, Va. 
John IMcCorniick, 5th Conn. 

Killed at Peach Tree, Ga. 
Frederick G. Eaton, 7th C. V. 

Killed at Pocotaligo, vS. C. 
Theodore Bradley, 7th C. V. 

Died at New Haven, Conn. 
Harvey Hoadley, 10th Conn 

Killed at Kinston, N. C. 
Oliver T. Smith, loth C. V. 

Killed at Darhytown, Vu. 
Hobart A. Bassett, 15th C. V. 

Died at I'airfax, Va. 
Edgar Bradley, i5tli C. V. 

Died at Washington, D. C. 



Henry Culver, 15th C. V. 

Died at Newbern, N. C. 
Russell Hills, 15th C. V. 

Died at Falmouth, Va. 
Samuel M. Linsley, 15th C. V. 

Died at Fairfax, Va. 
Jacob F. Linsley, 15th C. V. 

Died at Washington, D. C. 
Augustus G. Morse, 15th C. V. 

Died at Portsmouth, Va. 
Milton P. Pardee, 15th C. V. 

Died at Fairfax, Va. 
Merton L. Smith, 15th C. \'. 

Died at Staten Island, X. V. 
Horace Waters, Regular .\rmy. 

Died at Elmira, N. V. 
Ellsworth Bradley, General Service. 

Died at Washington D. C. 
Elbert Clarke, V. S. Navy. 



Upon the completion of the hall most of the sub.scriptions for the 
monument were withdrawn. A small amount was paid in however 
and it was resolved by the vjterans that this offering .should not be 
diverted from its original purpose but kept as leaven for a second 
attempt when in the })rovidence of C^od such a time seemed favora])le. 

vSo the veterans went on burying their dead year by year, calmly 
awaiting the hour when their pledges to thuir fallen comrades 
might be fulfilled. What a long wait it was I Cioodycar, Phelps, 
Tuttle, Smith, Uu.sley, Cooper, Pahner, Stiles, Hartley, Tucker, 
Brockett, "died without the sight" and went over to "The bi- 
vouac of the dead." Now and then a town in the state awakened 



by SOUR- {)atri()tic iiicidcnl or 
])erliaps by the generosity of 
a large hearted citizen wonld 
aronse itself to make amends 
t<i the memories of the youtli 
of iShi. Thus slowly through 
the laud, testinuniies to 
patriotism arose until well 
nigh each village green in 
Connecticut had some s\ni- 
bol that i)ointed to the men 
who kept up the- honor of tlie 
old commonwealth in its hour 
of danger. 

At the opening of the year 
1905, — forty \'ears after the 
return of the armies, — of the 
hundred and more volunteers 
who were either born in the 
town of, or at some period 
resided in it, scarcelv a rein- 





WlI.I.IAM II. IIm\i V 

10th Coiiu. iMl'autry. 



Jonx T. Jacobs, 
27th Coiiii. rnfantrv 



nant remained. 

But remnants sometimes 
show unlooked for \-italitv. 
The march of e\-ents brought 
tlie vSpanish war of iSij.S. 
The citizens of New Haven 
becoming alarmed at the de- 
tenseless condition of their 
city, caused a battery of four 
lo-inch Rodman gtins to be 
mounted at the eastern en- 
trance of the harbor at 
" lyighthouse I'oint." This 
fortification made old vete- 
rans smile, but as it serx'ed to 
(piiet the fears of the women 
and children in tlie city it 
doubtless ser\'ed a good ptir- 
pose. As a means of defense 
it was ab.solutelv worthless. 



Here the guns remained for sometime after the war ended until 
removed by the government to the high ground near the old light- 
house. 







In the fall of 1904 it was conceived that possibly the U. S. Gov- 
ernment would donate one of these pieces for a Soldiers' and Sailors' 
Monument. The War Department was consulted through the inter- 
vention of the Hon. N. D. vSperry with the following result. 



SrBJKCT : TKANSFICR OF lo INCH RODMAN CUN. 20 23S2. 

l"<NGiNKKR Offick, Unitkd Statks Army, 

Nkw T/:)ni)()n, Conn., Dkc. 30, 1904. 
I\Ik. Shiu.don 15. Thorpe, 

North Haven, Conn. 
Sir :— 

I have the honor to inform 3-011 that I have l)een instructed by the War 
Department to turn over to you or on your order, for the Town of North 
Haven, Conn., one of the lo-inch S. B. Rodman guns now at the Light-House 
Reservation at New Haven, Conn., and I have directed Supt. G. E. Verrill at 
New Haven to deliver to you or the Selectmen of North Haven the southerly 
gun at the Reservation and advise him that you would indicate the date on 
which you would remove the piece. I would thank j-ou to advise me likewise 
in the matter. 



It must be understood and :it(ieed by you that tliis transfer is to be made 
without expense to the United States in any way whatsoever. 'J'he law' spec- 
ifuallv states that the United States is to be at no expense in connection with 
this loan or iiiii, and does not authorize a carriage to be supi)lied with the 
,i(un. Please acknowledge the understanding and agreement. 

\ery resjjectfully yours, 

Chas. F. I'owki.i,. 

Lieut. Col., Cor])s of Ivugineers. 

Upon the recei]U of this letter it did not take long to determine 
what to do. Arrangements were made for the immediate transpor- 
tation of the ordinance to North Haven Green and it was laid down 
there February 15th of the present >ear. h'ortnnately snow cov- 
ered the ground and it was drawn in a heavy sled by six horses (jf 
The I. L. Stiles cS: vSon l'.rick Co. driven l)y Patrick Ilalligan. 
The weight of the ])iece was ten tons. 

Tims the initial .step was taken towards tlie Ci\"il War memorial. 
It was uncertain how the public would receive it, but the tlesign for 
a pedestal was drawn, ])hotograj)hcd and the following circular 
issued. 

TO THE PUBLIC. 

It is now forty years since the close of the Civil War ! More than one hun- 
dred young men of the Town of North Haven engaged in that mighty strug- 
gle I Many died while the conflict was raging — nian\- more ha\e since joined 
their comrades — there is but a renniant left ! 

CITIZENS. 

The i>p])ortunity is at hand — after years of waiting — to ex])ress in more com- 
plete form than now exists, some appreciation of the sacrifice and heroism of 
your townsmen who enlisted in the armies of the North. 

To accom])lisli this, the Veteran Soldiers A.ssociation propose the construc- 
tion of a Memorial upon the Public Gieen, which shall express to all time the 
loyalty of the town to its defenders of the Union. 

This Memorial to be of granite and iron. The cannon is the donation of 
the War Department of the United .States. Its weight is about 10 tons, length 
about 12 feet, nui/./.le diameter 16 inches, height from foundation about 12 
feet, pedestal of granite in 12 blocks. The west face will bear this in.scription : 

KRECTKu 

by the Town of 

NORTH IIAVi;X 

as a trihiilf li> the 

valor of lur sons 

will) on land and sea 

foiijrlit in tile 

Civil, WAR 

To prcsci \ c tlu- 

UNION 



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Upon the east face the names of battles will appear. The estimated cost of 
this Memorial ready for dedication is between eight hundred and nine hun- 
dred dollars, to be raised by popular subscription that every person in the 
town may share in its interest and erection. 

Your pleges should be generous and immediate, as no work will be under- 
taken until its cost is provided for. It is hoped the corner stone may be laid 
Memorial Day, May 30th, and the dedication follow during the summer. 
THE VETERAN SOI^DIERS' ASSOCIATION, 
Sheldon B. Thorpe, Chairman. 
North Haven, Conn. Dr. ROBERT B. GoODYEAR, Secretary, 

April i2th, 1905. ALBERT A. Hyde, Treasurer. 

Within forty-eight hours from the issue of the appeal it was 
found no mistake had been made. Subscriptions liberal beyond 
expectation came pouring in. Day had dawned and the hopes of 
all were jubilant. The town, conservative to the last degree, seemed 
certain now to swing into line with her sisters in doing honor to 
her sons who " wore the Blue." 

The removal of the cannon from the government reservation in 
time came to the notice of the Department of Parks in the cit}^ of 
New Haven. It had been proposed that the cit}' should secure the 
entire battery for ornamental purposes, but as definite action had 
been delayed one piece was lost to them. They immediately set 
al)out selecting the remaining ones which were readily granted by 
the government. 

The provisions of the War Department which allow the donation 
to towns and Grand Army Posts of certain obsolete war materials, 
does not include the carriages on which the guns are mounted. 
Why such a ruling prevails the writer does not know, but a car- 
riage could not be had unless bid for at an advertised sale by the 
government. To this and upon re(|Uest the department issued the 
following notice. 



A DVE RTISEM E NT. 



Office of the Chief of Ordnanci;, V. S. Army, 

Washington, March 14, 1905. 
Scaled proposals, in diiphcate, subject to the usual conditions, will be re- 
ceived at this office until 3 o'clock p. m. on Friday, April 14, 1905, for the 
])urchase of condemned stores, near New Haven, Conn. 

Catalogues giving (luantities, conditions, etc., can be had on application to 
tlie 

Chief of Ordnanci;, ('. .S. Army. 






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catalogup:. 

Tlic stores are in j^ood condition but o])solete. 

All stores purchased will I)e reciuired to be paid for and removed within 
sixty days from the date of the award. 

The government reserves the right to waive informalities and to reject any 
bid not deemed satisfactory. 

The carriages are on a bank about 12 feet above and 60 fee^t distant from low 
water of New Haven Harbor, and where mean rise of tide is nearly 6 feet, and 
can be readily removed by means of a scow or similar vessel, with or without 
derrick. Carriage bv land to Xew Haven means a haul of 4 or 5 miles over a 
wagon road. 

The successful bidder will not be jiermitted to Itreak u]) any of the carriages 
by the use of explosives. 

Proposals nuist be addressed to the Chief of Ordnance, l'. S. Army, Wash- 
ington, D. C. and marked " Proposals for the purchase of condemned stores 

near New Haven, Conn." 

WiM.IAM Cro/.iEk. 

Jinjf. ('fn., ChicJ of (hdtiaucc. 

It was ai;reecl with Sujit. Blake of the New Haven Parks that he 
should bid for both lots as per catalogue and that the sum of thirty 
dollars each for the four carriages be offered. When the bids were 
opened the award came to Connecticut, the sums paid being a little 
in excess of the value of old iron. Reference to the i)late (page 12) 
shows two sections of the carriage, ]>ut as only the top was needed, 
the lower frame was sold to a junk dealer. 

The next thing to be secured was a parcel of " dead shell " stiit- 
able to the calil)re of the gun. Application was therefore made the 
third time to the War Department and the following response 
received. 

WATHRVIJKT ARSIvXAL 3_ 

2 
Be 

Watervliet, N. V. July 21st, U)<'5- 
vSruji-X'T ; Shii'mivnt oi-" _>o, ioinck siii;i,i,. 
Mr. Sheldon B. Thor])e, 

Chairman Memorial I'liilding Committee, 
North Haven, Conn. 
vSir : 

I have the honor to state that in obedience to instruction of the Chief of 
Ordnance, V . S. Armv, I have this day shipped to your address bv the N. Y. 
C. & H. R. R. & n' Y. N. II. & H. R. R. to North Haven, Conn. 
20 Cast-iron shell, unattacheil, for 10 inch Columbian or 
Rodman gun. 
As the issue is made without ex])ense to the liiited States on account of 
freight, the charges, including cartage from this .Arsenal to the N. \'. C. ^ 
II. R. Depot, Troy, N. Y., are tx) be ])aid by you. 
rpon their arrival ])lease acknowledge recei])t. 

Respectfullv, 

L. b.'HKoTT. 

Major, ( )r.l. I>e])t., 1'. S. A. 
P. S. I'.ill of LadiuL; lu lewilh. 



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Amos G. Hotciikiss, 
1st Conn. Infantry. 



Meanwhile the sum of the 
pledges for the montinient was 
steadily increasing. Many de- 
clared it a pleasure to aid so 
worthy an object. Only a few 
fotmd it inconvenient to remem- 
ber "the da>-s that tried men's 
sottls. ' ' The pupils of the public 
schools, seconded by their teach- 
ers took up the matter with great 
spirit. They sold soaps, they 
picked berries, they ran errands, 
they solicited work, they denied 
tliemselves pri\-ileges, they made 
sacrifices, that they might have 
share in honoring the men who 
fought to maintain the best gov- 
ernment tinder the whole heaven, 
and in this, all ttnconsciotisly 
rose to a high level and laid the 

foundation of a patriotism of greater value than all the soldier's 

memorials that ever stood in the 

world from the plains of Mara- 
thon to the hills of Gettysburg. 
The finances of the monument 

being assured, work on the 

foundation began in May and 

was soon completed. The base 

is eleven feet long, five feet 

wide and six feet deep. It con- 
tains brick and Portland cement 

laid in the most substantial 

manner under the direction of 

Charles N. Uavis, foreman of 

the mechanical department of 

The Stiles Ihick Co. Pro- 
vision was made in it for the 

deposit of a "corner stone 

box." This article was of 

heavy sheet copper, lo inches 

by S inches by 6 inches, the 

work of and gift of Mr. George 

Leete. 





W.\I,STKIN GOODVKAR, 

1st Conn. Heavy Artilery. 

(Wounded Malven Hill ; in Libby prison) 



TliL* cerenioniL'S connected with the deposition of this l)ox took 
place on Memorial Day, May 30th, 1905. There was a larger niini- 
her present than usual, and when the ])rocession returned from 
the decoration of gra\-es in the cemetery it assembled about the site 
of the monument. Dr. R. li. Goodyear opened the exercises with 
a brief allusion to the occasion. The large flag (previously low- 
ered) was raised to the jieak and saluted iti the prescribed manner 
by the school children in concert. Mr. vS. B. Thorpe then produced 
the memorial box explaining its purpose and giving a list of the 
articles placed within it as follows : 

List of .Vrticlks DKrosiTi:i> ix Soluikks" Micmokiai,. 



Bible 

Prayer Book 

Slate Manual, 

2()tli Century Book, 

Town Report 1904, 

Conj^regational Church Manual, 

Kpiscopal Church Year Book, 

Bradley Library Catalogue, 

Poultry P^xhibit, 1904, 



Memorial Day Progrannnc 1905, 

General Orders, G. A. R., 1905, 

I'ractional Currency, Civil V^'ar, 

Confederate Currency, Civil War. 

Badge and Constitution A. O. I'. W. 

The Xew York Press, 

The New Haven Palladiuni, 

The New Haven Journal ^t Courier, 

Shore Line 'J'inies, 



Continental Money 2 d., Connecticut issue at Hartf()r<l, Conn., Oct. 11, 1777. 
Ten dollar bill Confederate Slates of America, Richmond, Va. P'eb. 17 1S64. 
Greenback Note Currency One Dollar Series of 1S69. Specimen of writing 
and drawing by pu])ils of District No. 7. Bullet from battlefield, Kensington. 
Silver 10 cent 1905. 

But this was not all. Tlie box had |nirpos^-ly been left unsealed 
for tile schot)l children's contributions. As the roll of the 




Mi;kT()N L. Smith, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



Jn.ii's Bi,aki:si.i:h, 
isl Conn. Heav\ .\rlillerv, 



districts was called a pupil came forward bearing a small i)acket of 
cards each containing the autograph of child and the amount of do- 
nation. The large majority of these names were so handsomely 
written as to excite the admiration of all who saw them. These 
packages being deposited, there was then laid in a remnant of the 
large thirty foot flag of 1861 (still in existence) and the l)ox was 
tightly soldered by Arthur B. Thorpe. It was then lowered into 
the center of the foundation and a cap of granite bearing the letters 
G. A. R. placed upon the top. The whole was then cemented in 
against all possible removal except b}' demolition of the sub- 
structure. The installation was completed by the laying of a sim- 
ple wreath of laurel on the base by Esther Shepherd, a grand- 
daughter of the late Lieutenant Solomon F. lyinsley. The veterans 
at the word of command " saluted the dead," the Rev. F. R. Doane 
of the Congregational church offered pra^-er, the audience sung 
America. Taps was blown from a distant l)Ugle and the first act in 
the heroic drama was over. 




IlKNKY K. Smith, 
i5tli Conn. Infantry, 



SaMUHI. M. I^lNSLKY, 
15th Conn. Infantr)-. 



THE MONUMENT. 



The pedestal of the luonuinent was designed by a North Haven 
veteran. Its detail consists of only nine pieces of granite as 

follows : 

1?. Base, lo feet 6 inches x 4 feet 8 inches x i foot 4 inches. 

Cap, 6 feet 10 inches x 4 feet x i foot. 

Die, 2 feet 6 inches x 3 feet 4 inches x 3 feet. 

One stone, 2 feet 7 'i' inches x 3 feet S inches x i foot. 

" " 2 feet 5 inches x 3 feet 8 inches x i foot. 

" " 2 feet 2 '2 inches X 3 feet S inches x i foot 

" " 2 feet X 3 feet 8 inches x i foot. 

" " 2 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 8 inches x i foot. 

" " 3 feet in inches x 3 feet 8 inches x i foot. 

The specifications recjuired that the stock be of light Uuincy 

granite, the die to be of dark shade, all of the best ([iiality. Six 

concerns entered into competition for the work and submitted 
sealed bids. 

I"ox, Becker (Tranite Co., Miiidletown, f48(' 00 

The Maslen Co., Hartford, 533 00 

Thomas PhilHps & Son Co., New Ilaven, 575 00 

Oneco Granite Co., 521 00 

George W. Okell, at^unt, 454 00 

S. W. hucas, agent, 465 00 

.After careful consideration tlie contract was awarded to Mr. vS. 
W. Lucas, agent of the (|Uarry at Ouincy, Mass. 

Although the latter 's bid was not the lowest the executive com- 
mittee felt warranted in placing the work as they did. The con- 
tract was signed June 21st, the granite to be delivered on or al)out 
August 25th. An additional stone, 4x4x1 was later added to 
support the twenty shells donated by the government. The marble 
base on which the heavy iron vase stands was the donation of 
Mrs. Alice Lcjrd Painter in memor\- of her father, and is a relic of 
the old vState House on New Haven green. 

Though several sites for the memorial were suggested none 
seemed so appropriate as the l*ui)lic Green. Objections to this was 
made, however, because of the claims of the First Ecclesiastical 



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Elt I. Brockp;tt, 
I5tli Conn. Infantry. 



Society to the ownership 
of thi.s tract, but this was 
overcome eventually by the 
consideration that the claim 
was hardly more than nominal 
and that the vSociety, accord- 
ing to the deed of gift covild 
not dispose of the property if 
it wanted to. Accordingly 
during the agitation previous- 
ly referred to the Ecclesiasti- 
cal Society passed the follow- 
ing resolutions at its annual 
meeting March 29, 1886 : 

Resolved: That this Society 
grant the Veteran Soldiers' Asso- 
ciation of this town and others 
liberty to ertct a nionnnient to the 
nieniorv of the deceased soldiers 
and sailors of the wars of the 
United States, at or near the cen- 
tre of Pierpont Park (the Green), 
as they may think desirable. 
When the present movement began the matter of a site came up 

again. It was thotight that a 

long lease to the town of a 

plot on the Park would solve 

all diflficulties. The vSociety 

refused to do this l)Ut re- 

afifirmed the vote of 1886 at 

its annual meeting in March, 

1905. 

The work of filling and 

grading the grounds was done 

by Mr. lyawrence Bruce. The 

granite arrived on contract 

time and was set up by Charles 

N. Davis of The Stiles Brick 

Co., Sept. 6-7-8. The weight 

of the pedestal is sixteen tons, 

the carriage two tons, and the 

gun ten tons. The whole 

structure is as solid as though 

quarried from a single piece. Gkorgk E. Brockktt. 

All interior joiiits are closed 27th Conn. Infantry. 




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firinl\- with cement ;iiul there 
does not seem to be a place 
where decay can ever j^et a foot- 
hold. This idea of rn.^^edness 
and solidity seemed to the build- 
m^ committee emblematical of 
the desperate strug>;le (not yet 
understood) of iSrii-iSf)^. It 
appeared to them that the sym- 
bol set up should not be (like 
man\- in robes and win^^s) to an 
■' unknown God, " but to coun- 
try I — our cotnitry I loved coun- 
try 1 

" What were our lives without 
thee ! 
What all our lives to save 
thee ! " 




GEORC.K S. VlHHKkT, 
15th Coun. Infantry. 



The memorial completed, plans 
for its dedication were considered and the folhnving ai)pointnients 

made : 



I<ieuf. J. Richard North, Chief 
Marshal. 

Isaac h. Doolittle, Chairman 
Couunittee on Decoration of 
.Memorial Hall. 

l'>,ra (t. Munson, Chairman 
Committee on Decoration of Coll- 
in re t^ati on a 1 Cliurt'li. 

John 1". Reynolds, Chairman 
Conunittee on luitertainmenl. 

Arthur 1'.. Thorpe, Chairman 
Comnntlee on SahUi-s. 



The following; names of 

battles in which most of the 

i \eterans were engaged ap- 

l)ears on the east face of the 

memorial : 




Ai,iu:kt .\. \ii!I!i;kt, 
7th Vermont lnfantr\- 




Kdwari) Iv. (t()odvi;ar, 
loth Conn. Infantry. 



CEDAR MOUNTAINS, 
FORT WAGNER, 
FREDERICKSBURG, 
FORT FLSHER, 
CHANCELLORSVILLE, 
FORT GREGG, VA., 
PETERvSBURG. 

The date of erection (1905) 
is also cut in the base. 



CKREMONIES AT THE 
MONUMENT. 

On the arrival of the parade 
at the monument the militia 
and Grand Army enclosed it 
in a hollow square within 
which the divisions of the 
public schools were admitted. 

Commander A. A. May of Connecticut Department, G. A. R., and 

his staff was present to dedi- 
cate the structure according 

to the ritual 'of the order. 

After music by the baud, Dr. 

R. B. Goodyear presented the 

memorial to the department 

officers as follows : 



il'orthy Cominandcr : 

In behalf of the citizens of this 
town and others who have con- 
tributed to this testimonial of 
gratitude to those who imperilled 
their lives in the defense of their 
country, and who form an honor- 
able part of the Grand Army 
which you represent, I have the 
honor to present to you this 
memorial for dedication. 

Of its fitness I need not speak. 
Itself is its own exemplar. It tells 
the story of battles fought and 
victories won. Standing beneath 
the shadow of that flag as a safe 




Harvey E. Cooper, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



guard to all that it represents, and 
mounted on a pedestal that will tell 
its object to coining ages, is this 
si/rnl ]iioiii/oi\ so quiet and jieace- 
ful thai the children gambol 
arouiiil its base and I'limb njion its 
top with no fear of danger, l)iil 
which, in times of dirr //trt'ssi/v, 
when the passions of men become 
so heated as to be beyond the con- 
trol of law and reason, s])eaks, and 
the nations hear and tremble. 
Before its terril)le blasts navies 
melt away, fortresses crumble, 
armies are vancpiished, mobs are 
dispersed and peace and order are 
restored. 

In all this fury and tunuilt and 
madness it is the men behind tlie 
guns who dare and do and die for 
the love of duty. It is to such 
men we give this token of grati- 
tude : 



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I)I-..NNIS W. TlCKHR, 

27th Conn. Infantry. 
(Wounded at Fredericksburg. 



CHARr,r;s M. Haknks, 
27th Conn. Infantry. 

" Honor their memories on 
history's pages, 

Build for them monuments, 
lasting thro' ages ; 

Menu)ry keeps and rehearses 
their story. 

Die not their names, star- 
lighted with glory !" 

CoTiirades ! We have parsed 
through the stormy conllicl and 
know the meaning of these svm- 
bols. Our march has led us to the 
sea ! Before us was a brave but 
arrogant and unrelenting foe '. 
In our trail we leave the wreck of 
abandoned heresies, and in their 
])Iace a broader and higher civili- 
/.ition. We veterans stand on the 
border-laud ! Our comrades in the 
strife beckon and await us on the 
other side. 

A kind and merciful Providence 
has permitted us to share in this 
tribute to patriotism. .May it 
serve to keep alive that sjiirit of 



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Solomon F. Linslkv, 

6tli Conn. Infantry. 

Lieut. 15th Conn. Infantry, 



loyalty and patriotism which re- 
sponded to the signal calls on yonder 
hilltops in the days of '76 and led our 
armies to victory in '65. 



At the close of this the nioiiu- 
ment was unveiled by Miss 
Marcia, daughter of Arthur B. 
and Mabel Howarth Thorpe, who 
enjoys the rare distinction of 
having had both grandfathers in 
the Civil War. Immediately 
upon the unveiling, cannons 
boomed, the militia presented 
arms, the Grand Army saluted, 
tlie children cheered, bells were 
rung and general pandemonium 
reigned. When quiet was re- 
stored the ceremou}- of dedica- 
tion be":an. 



COMMANDER MAY SAID 

Mr. Cliairiiia)! ami Comrades : 

In the name of ni}- comrades of 
the Grand Army of the Republic, 
representing as they do all sol- 
diers and sailors who defended 
the integrity and authority of the 
nation, I thank you and those 
whom you represent for the privi- 
lege of dedicating this memorial. 
Its ver}- silence is impressive. 
Without articulate speech, it is 
eloquent. It needs no words. It 
is itself an oration. It assures us 
that our dead are held in remem- 
brance — those dead who gave their 
lives for the security of the citizen 
and the union of the vStates. It is 
significant of brave and loyal 
obedience to the command of the 
nation always and everywhere, 
since the obligations of citizenship 
are not restricted to time or place, 
or to the conflict of arms. It gives 
encouragement for the future, 



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JiM)SoN B. Andrews, 

Captain 77th N. Y. Infantry. 

Assist. Surgeon 19th Conn. Infantry, 



since the recognition and a])])roval 
it gives jiatriotic fidelity and hero- 
ism will be an incentive for the 
displa\- of public valor and \irtue 
in all coming time. 

There can be no doubt that the 
honor you pay to the ])atriotic 
dead, and to their memorable 
deeds, will serve not only to make 
American citizenship in these da}s 
more reputable, but also to main- 
tain and perpetuate, through the 
future generations, the union and 
authority of the luiti-il Stales of 
America. Adjutant, you will de- 
tail a guard of honor. 

Officer of the Day, you will 
direct the Officer of the Guard to 
station this detail near this me- 
morial. 

Hol\' Scri])ture sailh ; The l,or<l 
gave the word ; great was the 
army of those that ])ublished it. 
Ps. Ixvii. 1 1 . 

Declare ye among the nations, 
and ])ublish, and set uj) a stand- 





(■.l.\. !■,. I). S. ( '.l:nl)\i:.\K, 

loth Conn. Infantrv. 



GiiORGK T. C ii.i., 
15th Conn. Infantry. 

ard. Jer. i, 2. 

In the name of our (lod we will 
set up our banners. I's. .\x, 5. 

Officer of the Day, you will 
order the guard of honor to raise 
our flag. 

Oi'i'ici'.K oi' Till'. Dav. -Officer 
of the Guard, let the flag be 
raised. 

C()MM.\xiii;k. — Tlu' forces of the 
nation are di\ided into two great 
arms, that of the navy and that of 
llu- armv. Senior \'ice-Coni- 
niander, what words of Holy 
Scrijiture m.iy a])])ly to the 
Navy .■' 

\ici;-C<).m.mam)I<;k. — Tluy that 
go down to the sea in slii])s, that 
do business in gri-at waters : these 
see all the works of the I.oid, and 
His wonders in tlu- (Ke]i. h'or 
He commandeth, and raiselh the 
stormy wind, which lifteth up the 
waves thereof. Then they cry 
unto the I.ord in their trouble, and 



26 — 




Henry F. Tuttlu, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 

given a banner to them that fear 
Thee, that it may be displayed be- 
cause of the truth. Ps. Ix, 4. 
The Lord shall utter His voice 
before His army ; for His camp is 
very great ; for he is strong that 
executeth His word ; for the day 
of the I'ord is great and very ter- 
rible : and who can abide it? Joel 
ii, II. Some trust in chariots, and 
some in horses ; l)ut we will re- 
member the name of the Lord our 
God. Ps. XX, 7. 

Commander — Officer of the 
Da}-, let the guard of honor set up 
the s)-nibol of the army, and let a 
soldier be detailed to guard it. 

Commander. — OiTicer of the 
Day, if the work of the navy and 
army be well done, what procla- 
mation from Holy Scripture can 
you make? 

Officer ok the Day. — A 
proclamation of peace. Lord, 
thou wilt ordain peace for us. 
Isaiah xxvi, 12. How beautiful 



He bringeth them out of their 
distresses. He maketh the storm 
a calm, so that the waves thereof 
are still. Then are they glad 
because they be so quiet ; so He 
bringeth them unto their desired 
haven. Oh, that men would 

praise the Lord for his goodness, 
and for his wonderful works to 
the children of men ! Ps. cvii, 23, 
24, 25, 28-32. 

Commander. — Officer of the 
Day, let the guard of honor set u]) 
the symbol of the navy, and let a 
sailor be detailed to guard it. 

CoMMANDfCR. — Junior Vice- 
Commander, what Scripture may 
aj)j)ly to the Army ? 

Junior Vice-Commandkr. — To 
your tents, O Israel ! So all Israel 
went to their tents, 2 Chron. x. 
16. The children of Israel shall 
])itch their tents, every man by his 
own camp and every man by his 
own standard, throughout their 
hosts. Num. i, 52. Thou hast 




Ji:re.miah Lehane, 
3d N. Y. Cavalry. 
(In Wilson's raid.) 



upon the mountains are the feet 
of him who brinj^ethgood tidings, 
that publisheth peace ; that 
bringeth good tidings of good ; 
that pubHslieth salvation ; that 
saith unto Zion, Thy Ciod reigncth ! 
The Lord hath made bare His holy 
arm in the eyes of all the nations ; 
and all the ends of the earth shall 
see the salvation of our (iod. 
Isaiah Hi, 7, 10. 

Cti.MMANUivK. — The Clia])laiu 
will now oiTer the jirayer of dedi- 
cation. 

Chaplain. — Almighty Ciod I we 
thank Thee for Thy sovereign 
care and protection, in that Thou 
didst lead us in the days that were 
shadowed uilli trouble, and gavest 
us strength when the burden was 
heavy upon us, and gavest us 
courage and guidance, so that after 
the conflict we have come to these 
days of ])eace. We thank Thee 
that the wrath of war has been 
stilled, that brother no longer 




William H. Gill, 

27th Conn. Infantry. 

(Served under the name of S.R.I"rench. 




Ni.wi.LL M. Anuki-.w.s, 
2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery, 



strives against brother, that once 
again we have one country and 
one flag. 

May Thy blessing be upon us as 
a people, that we maybe Thy ])eo- 
])le, true and righteous in all our 
wavs, tender and patient in our 
charity, though resolute for the 
right : careful more tor the down- 
troilden llian for ourselves, eager 
to forward the interest of every 
citizen tlirou^houl the land, so 
that our country may be indeed 
one country from the rivers to the 
seas, from tlie mountains to the 
])lains. 

We pray Thee lo make our 
memories steadfast, that we may 
never forget the generous sacri- 
fices made for our country. May 
our dead be enshrined in our 
hearts. May their graves be the 
altar of our grateful and reveren- 
tial patriotism. 



— 28 




Nathan H. Marks, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 

for the honor of civil life, for the 
advancement of the nation, for the 
blessing of humanity, and for the 
furtherance of Thy holy kingdom. 
Hear us, O our God ! we ask it 
in the name of Him who made 
proof of the dignity, and who con- 
secrated the power of sacrifice in 
His blessed life and death, even in 
the name of Jesus Christ, the great 
Captain of our salvation. Amen ! 

COMMANDKR. — Attention : 111 

the name of the Grand Army of 
the Repul)lic, 1 now dedicate this 
memorial. I dedicate it to the 
memory of those who in the navy 
guarded our inland seas and ocean 
coasts, and fell in defense of the 
flag. I dedicate it to the memory 
of those who in the army fought 
for our hill-sides and valleys and 
plains, and fell in defence of the 
flag. I dedicate it to the memory 
of those who on land and on sea 
fought for the Union and fell in 
defence of the flag ; who on land 



And now, O God ! bless Thou 
this memorial. 

Bless it, O God ! in honor of 
mothers who bade their sons do 
brave deeds : 

In honor of wives who wept for 
husbands who should never come 
back again : 

In honor of children whose heri- 
tage is their fallen father's heroic 
name : 

In honor of men and women 
who ministered to the hurt and 
d\-iiig : 

Hut chiefly, O God ! in honor of 
men who counted not their lives 
dear when their countr}* needed 
them ; of those alike who sleep 
beside the dust of their kindred or 
under the salt sea, or in nameless 
graves, where only Thine angels 
stand sentinels till reveille of the 
resurrection morning. Protect it 
and let it endure, and unto the 
latest generation may its influence 
be for the education of the citizen, 




WlI^LIAM IC. BkockhTT, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



— 29 



and on sea fonght for the authori- 
ty of the Constitution, and fell in 
defence of the flag . who on land 
and on sea fonght for tlu-ir eonn- 
trv and fell in the dcteiun- of the 
flag. 

Mr. Chairman our service of 
dedication is ended. In the name 
of mv comrades I thank you, and 
those you represent, for your 
courtesy in ])ermittiug us, who are 
bound l)y special ties to them, to 
honor our dead. 

Ch.viK-Max. Coniniauder our 
exercises are ended. 

COMMANDKR. — .-Ktoitio)! .' As 

we close these services, the guard 
of honor is withilrawn, the s\iu- 
bols of the army and uavv are re- 
moved, the flag is lowered ; hut 
the memorial we have dedicated 
remains, guarded hy our dead. 
So long as it shall endure, it shall 
speak to us and lo all of the loy- 
alty and heroism in the army and 
navv, and of that significant 





Adam A. I'lii,, 
ist Conn. Infautrv. 6th Conn. lufanlrv. 



national authority of which our 
flag is the synil)ol to every true 
American heart. 

Officer of the Day, remove the 
symbols. Lowt'r the flag. Dis- 
miss llu' guard. 

Chaplain, ])ronouui'e the bene- 
dicti<iu. 

CiiAiM, Ai.N. — The grace of our 
Lord and Savior Ji'sus Christ, the 
love of (tod, and the conununion 
t)f the Holy Spirit be with us all. 
.\meu ' 



lIi,.NK\- 11. Hakti,i;n- 
i.Stli Conn. Infantrw 



'["his Sfi'vicc .so l)c;iutil"ul in 
coiiCL-ption was lliu most im- 
pressive scene e\'er witnessed 
in tlie town. Tlie monument 
stands upon the exact site of 
the old Congregational 
Cluircli. ( )n tlie east are the 
historic oaks of the (ireen, 
and the house of the nijted 
divine and historian Dr. 



— 30 — 




I^enjaniin Trumbull. Ou the 
uorth is the old cemetery 
where sleep the founders of 
the town and they that did 
service in the French and 
Indian wars, and in the Revo- 
lutionary struggle, ancestors 
who bequeathed to the lads of 
the Civil War that spirit of 
sacrifice and patriotism which 
carried them from Bull Run 
to Appomattox. On the 
south President Ezra Stiles 
of Yale College was born, and 
the old well from which he 
often drank still refreshes all 
who visit it. What an ideal 
situation for a Memorial. 



CHAKIJCS W. jAC.UiS, 

1st Conn. Heavy Aitiller\- 



SERVICES IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 

The assemblage then en- 
tered the Congregational 
Church for the dedication 
address. Tlie church was 
finely decorated for the occa- 
sion by Mr. and Mrs. K/ra(i. 
Munson and assistants. 

Gen. E. D. S. Goodyear 
was presiding officer. 

After music 1)y the band, 
Mr. Sheldon B. Thorpe, on 
behalf of his comrades, pre- 
sented the nioniunent to Hon. 
D. Walter Patten, first select- 
man, as the representative of 
the town. He said : 

IMr. PaiUi! : 

1 find myself at this time de- 
tailed to the rather singular dut}- 
of tendering you as the represen- 
tative of the town, a gift alreadj' 




Skth B. Bassett, 

1st Conn. Heav}- Artillery. 

(Detached to 5th U. S. Battery.) 



— 31 



your own. I5y Iho 
courtesy of the 
War Department 
of the I'uitc-d 
States, and by tlie 
generosity of our 
people, it has been 
made possible to 
erect in yonder 
public place a 
memorial to the 
soldiers and sailors 
of the Civil War. 
This memorial is 
not the award of 
an individual or an 
orj.^anization, I)ut 
an ex])ressiou of 
the will of the 
people, by the peo- 
ple, and the: people 
already possess it. 

So it is not that 
inanimate mass of 
granite and iron 
which I am com- 
missioned to ])rL-- 
st'iit at this hour, 
but rather what 
that iron and gran- 
ite slaz/ds/orl And 
what it stands for 
more than any- 
thing else is tlu' 
immortal fact that 
when forty an<l 
more years ago 
.\bialiam Lincoln 
called the muster 
rolls of those will- 
ing to die for their 
countr\-, a hundred 
boys of this old 
town step])ed to 
the front and ans- 
wered " Here." 

Some of those 



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bm;M)t)N B. Thoki'K, 

Fairfax, Va., 1S62. 

15th Conn. Infantry. 



boys are here to-day, but more have passed beyond us, and it is n 
those, and those who shall follow, that yonder pile has been raised, 
great man dies, another rises to succeed him — when a w ise man or a 



lemory of 

When a 

rich man 



32 — 




LiKi'T. Edwin \V. Bishop. 

15th Conn. Infantry. 

(Wonnded at Kinston, N. C. — died.) 

their Country — otir Country — an 
undivided Country — a saved Coun- 
try — made so in part by men of 
North Haven who fought for it ! 
— loyalty in their heart.s, and lead 
in their cartridge boxes. 

It is committed to your care as 
the most precious thing next to 
our lives that we can give you. 
God grant that neither you nor 
your successors fail to guard the 
sacred trust this day placed in 
your keeping. I offer you the 
right hand in thankfulness and 
the left hand in congratulation 
that this hour has been reached. 

ACCEPTANCE OF THE 
MONUMENT. 

Mr. Patten responded a.s 
f()ll()\v.s : 

.]//•. 'riiorf>c : 

Nearly half a century has passed 
since the Civil War, thecau.se and 



])as.ses away another takes his 
place — when a President lays 
down his life another is elected — 
the law of succession operates, 
and the world moves on but 
neither greatness, or riches or 
learning can fill the gap in the 
ranks when a veteran of the Civil 
War goes to his final rest. You 
cannot make a soldier of the 
Union by vote of a people or de- 
cree of authority. His place re- 
mains forever unsupplied, but his 
dcrds shall be spoken of as a 
memorial so long as the words of 
the Master shall stand, 

" Greater love hath no man than 
this, That a man lay down his life 
for his friends." 

Sir ! In recognition of the truth 
of this divine message we are here 
to-day. It is not to mourn for the 
lost, for they who defend a na- 
tion't' honor are never lost, but to 
commemorate the love thev bore 




Aioi.rin s 1'. lIiMi., 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



— 33 — 



result of which art- fresh in the- iniiul 
of every patriotic citizen to-<lay, and 
no pages in the history of our country 
are brighter than those which record 
the bravery and the ])atriotisni of 
those Union sohliers and sailors whom 
we to-day honor, and for whom \(>u 
have erected a lasting memorial. 

I'rom one end of our nation to the 
other have been erected memorials lo 
olTicer and ])rivate ujjon l)attleliild 
and ])ark, and the one which I am 
honored to accept to-day on behalf of 
this town is but an added link to that 
already long chain. Xor is this your 
first effort in this direction, for in 
yon<ler Memorial Hall is a tabid 
erected to the memory of those who 
offered their lives for their country, 
but the memorial which you present 
us t<i day is one which the stranger or 
passer-by will not need to approach 
in order to learn its mission, but is 
one the very sight of which conveys 
to the mind the cost of the liberty 
which we enjoy to-day. 




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jAMl.S iM/roN SMI'I'II, 

yth Conn. Infantry. 
(Wounded Deep Run, \'a.) 



J.\C(,)){ 1". I.INSI.l.V, 

15th Conn. Infanlrv. 

Cerlainlv no more a])])roi)riate 
emblem could well be devised 
than the placing of this memorial 
under their Old Glory, the Stars 
and Stri])es, the ])ride of our 
nation. 

DEDICATION ADDRICSS 
by 

WIIJ.IAM ]■. im.ToN, 

Cliajjlain (j. .\. R. 
l)e])arlment of Conuec-ticul. 

I Chaplain Hilton was li\e and a 
half \ears in service. His first 
enlistment was in the 2;,r(l I'a., in 
July, iS6i. In 1.S65 entered the 
192nd I'a. Detailed at head(]uar- 
ters of (yenerals INIcClellan, I'.nrn- 
>ide. Hooker, .Mead, Onl, Sickles 
and I'altersou. I'nder the inspir- 
ation of llie hour it was almost 
im])(jssil)le to follow liis impas- 
sioned delivery, so rapidly his 
words followed his emotions. The 
following is but a ])artial syno])sis 
of what he said. | 



— 34 




Edgar S. Bradley, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 

is wrapt up in that plain word 
"Volunteer." The voice of God 
is the voice of duty and when He 
said, "Whom .shall I send," then 
came the volunteer with his earn- 
est, trustful answer, " Here am 1 
Lord, send me," and in faith like 
one of old he went out not know- 
ing where or to what, l)ut in the 
furnace of his trials his knowledt^e 
became luminous, and though lov- 
ing not his life unto death, laying 
it down ui)on altars which sacrifice 
built on Cedar Mountain where 
Jos. O. Blair gave himself for his 
coiintry, or at Peach Tree, Pocol- 
aligo, Kinston, where 1''. G. Katon, 
Harvey Hoadley, Lieut. VI. W . 
Bishop and other sons of battle 
fell, still that for which they gave 
themselves has come forth from 
its fire, purified and clarified and 
there is revealed to the stranger 
in our midst the sterling truth 
that righteousness exalts the na- 
tion. 



Tliis numunienl is a memorial, 
an object lesson and a voice of 
inspiration, is raised by patriotic 
hands, crowded with hallowed 
memories and is baptized with the 
spirit of loving comradeship. It 
records heroic deeds of Connecti- 
cut's sons and embraces within its 
tribute the sons of other states 
whose loyalty was of that same 
stream which gave life to the 
nation. It stands before the pub- 
lic gaze as a rennnder to the living 
generations that duty's call to 
them is as earnest and as urgent 
as it was to them whose service it 
connnemorates. It recalls the 
l)ivouac and })attlefield, the hospi- 
tal and prison pen and brings to 
life again our boys. It calls the 
roll and among the first to answer 
will be heard the voices of Leverett 
M. Rogers, Walstein Goodyear 
and others sprang cheerfully to 
first call for volunteers. What a 
title, what a name, what a honor 



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15th Conn. Infantry. 



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Hut not almie to the dead is all 
the honor, for they sleep their last 
sleep, they have fouifht their last 
battle, no sound upon earth shall 
wake them again, but the living in 
their snfYering have a voice to be 
heard and the prison pen with its 
groan furnishes a most eloquent 
note in the great song of ])raise. 
What iiit-niories ronic up with the 
mention of Libby Prison, Ander- 
sonville. Belle Isle, and our own 
Lieut. S. F. Linsley or Henry !•". 
Cowles stand before us to urge the 
present generation to be willing 
e(|ually to suffer for as to die for 
this glorious land. (Treater than 
the individual is his town ; greater 
than the town is the state, greater 
than the state is the nation. This 
memorial, then, speaks to the in- 
dividual, honors the town, exalts 
the slate and glorifies the nation, 
and to one and all asks the (|ues- 
tion : 




Hknk\' I). ToDii, 
27th Conn. Infantry 



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IIoK.xcK Rices, 
1st Conn. Heavy Artillery 



Breathes there the man with 

soul s.) dea.l 
W'lio ne\er to himself hath 

said 
This is m\- own, my native 

land : 
Whose heart hath ne'er within 

him burned. 
As liouu' his footsteps he lialli 

turned 
lM"om wandering on a foreign 

strand. 



THE PARADE. 

'I'hc parade 1)\' all odds was 
llif thit-sl cvc-r SL'eii in the 
town. It was forinod hy 
Lieutenant J. RichanI North 
and aides as follows : 



— 36 — 
LIEUTENANT J. RICHARD NORTH, Marshal. 

AIDES. 

Chief of Staff— Dr. G. vS. Hiogins. 

Quartermaster — Harry W. Hitchcock. 
William M. Sexton, Arthur B. Thorpe, 

Henry Corf, Harry Morse. 

Theophilus Eaton, Richard Pierpont, 

FIRST DIVISION. 

2nd Infantry Band, C. N. G. 
2nd Infantry, C. N. G. — Col. T. H. Sucher and Staff Commanding. 

SECOND DIVISION. 

Boys of the Public Schools. 
THIRD DIVISION. 

Band. 
Italian Societies. 

FOURTH DIVISION. 

THP: GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 
John M. Crowe and Staff Commanding. 

FIFTH DIVISION. 

Troop A. 





Mii.TON P. Pardee, 
15th Cotin. Infantry. 



HOBART A. BaSSETT, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



37 



Tile 2\\d In!;intr\- was 
formed on liroadway, iMKht. 
on railroad. 

TliL- Public .Scliools on l'\ 
H. Stiles' lawn. 

The Italian Societies on 
K. R. station ^ronnds, ri.^lit 
on Broadway. 

The Grand Arni\ on l)road- 
way, left on railroad. 

Troop A on P.lakeslee ave- 
nue, ri<;lit on Broadway. 

RorTK — P>road way to. State, 
to Broad\va\-, to Washington 
avenne (counter march from 
" Big- ]"<lni "), to south end of 
Green, to Monument. The 
2nd Infantry took position on 
north and west sides of 
square, the Italian Societies 
on the east side and the 
Grand Army and Tr<iop A 
on the south side. 





CaI'T. WaI.II K ]'. IIn\|.:N- 

lolli Conn. Infantry. 



l,ii:rT. I'". WiLiiCK Goodyear. 
7th Conn. Intanlrw 
(In Andersonville.) 

The line of march was an 
ovation from start to finish — - 
c\er\- house was decorated 
witl: hunting and flags, many 
la\ishl\- and in excellent 
taste. A large area had been 
reser\ed about the monument 
and the procession fell into 
its assigned place without 
loss of time. The unx-eiling 
ceremonies mo\ed ])romplly 
and were impressixe to a 
degree. 

THH LUNCH. 

Lunch lor the military 
organizations, guests, etc., 
was laid in Memorial Hall, 
under the superx'ision of John 
1'. Reynolds and assistants. 
It ywas admirably served. 



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Capt. Kdwin a. Thorpe. 

I5tli Comi. Infantr}'. 

(I'romoted to Capt. Co. K, 29tli Colored 

Infantry.) 



More than one thou.sand 
ration.s were issued in neat 
1x;)xes, the gift of Joseph 
rierjjont, grocer. Hot coffee 
and frnit of all kinds rotmded 
up the collation to the satis- 
faction of everybody. 

REGIMENTAL PARADE 

The days exercises closed 
with regimental parade and 
retreat by the Second Infan- 
tr\-. This spectacle was new 
to many of the coiintr}- peo- 
ple and was beautifully car- 
ried out. 



Thus closed an eventful 
day. The veterans extend 
their thanks to all who labored 
for its success, for a success it 
assiiredlv was. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THH MONUMHNT 

FUND. 



Town of Xorth Ilavrii 

Cash from 1SS5 

Frank L. Stiies 

Dr. R. B. Goodyear 

Herbert Barnes 

Charles A. Brockett 

Sheldon B. ']"hor])e 

Joseph rier]>ont 

Herbert I'. Smith 

I-'rederic C. Bradley 

IMarcns K. Jacobs 

Heirs of Cai)t. H. II. Stiles 

J. Richard North 

Hubert V. Potter 

Mrs. Ann I{. Bislio]) 

Isaac I<.I)o(ilittle 

Albert A. Hyde 

William P. Lcete 

David I.. Clinton 

Joel P. Beach 

Andrew G. vSmith 

Robert O. Katon 

Gardiner (r. Rii^gs 

Anson B. Clinton 

Albert X. Xibliert 

David \. Alden 

(ien. I{. 1). S. (Tf)odvear 

Charles II. 'riiori)e 

James ICIton .Smith 

Henry L. Thorpe 

Cr.irdinir I'.. Thor])e 

.\rtliur P.. Thorpe 

John I'. kcvnoMs 

Merlon .\. Cillclte 

I). Walter Patten 

Clareiict- N. I''rf>st 

I-ouis J. Ihl 

Romanta T. Pin>lev 

Lewis I. b'owler 

(ieorjie J. Merz 

Robert W. Goodyear 



$150.00 


J. I'oardinan Smith 


$ 5-00 


38. (X) 


Julius W. Ilealon 


5. (XI 


75.00 


R. W, and I'. P. Smith 


5.00 


50.00 


Fred W. Blakeslee 


5.00 


50.00 


John H. Blakeslee 


5.00 


50.00 


George S. Vibbert 


5.(x) 


25.00 


vSamuel Bannell 


5. (JO 


25.00 


Gould S. Higgins, M.D. 


5.00 


50.00 


Lawrence Bruce 


5.00 


25.00 


0. H. I). I'owlcr 


5.00 


25.00 


George B. Todd 


5.CX3 


25.00 


George II. Coojicr 


5.00 


15.00 


The<)])hilus luiton 


5.00 


15.00 


Edwin H. Pardee 


5.00 


10.00 


Andrew Halloran 


5.0(j 


10.00 


Judson I'oote 


5. (JO 


10.00 


Alfred Ilowarth 


5.00 


10 00 


John ]•;. Brockett 


5.CXJ 


10.00 


Hobart J. Brockett 


5.00 


10.00 


A. B. Brockett 


5.o() 


10.00 


Ivdniund C. Warner 


5.o(j 


10.00 


Oliver Abel 


5.00 


10.00 


Mrs. (reorge H. Brockett 


5"o 


5.00 


Mrs. Pollen Shares Snntli 


5.00 


5.00 


George H. Todd 


2.00 


5.00 


Robert N. Barnes 


3.00 


5.00 


(jeorge Leete 


2 00 


5.00 


Reuben Harrison 


2.00 


5.00 


Leon J. Barrett 


2.00 


5.00 


Julius H. Blakeslee 


2.00 


5.00 


Nelson W. Hine 


2.00 


5.00 


P'rederic J^. Mansfield 


2.00 


5.00 


Mrs. Mary J<averty 


2.00 


5.00 


Walter I). Brockett 


5 00 


5.00 


Seth 1!. Bassett 


2.00 


5.00 


William ]•;. Brockett 


2.00 


5.00 


P'rank N. Crowell 


1.00 


5.00 


Marcus I). Marks 


1. 00 


5.00 


Wilbur S. Blakeslee 


1. 00 


500 


H. L. Krnesl Jr. 


1. 00 


5-00 


Henry H. Robin.son 


1. 00 



40 — 




CaI'T. IIl'.NRV II. vSTU.I'-.S, 

15th Conn. Infuntrv. 



Isaac h. Dooi.ilTi.K, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 




JaMKS HlGGlNS, 
I5tli Conn. Infantry. 



Chaki.ks a. Hrockrtt, 
15th Conn. Infantry, 



41 



John S. Hull 
William S. vStik-s 
Charles \V. Hra<lley 
Nathan Marks 
Harry C. Beers 
Hector W. Storrs 
Homer Bradley 
Saiiford B. Smith 
Kdwanl L. I\es 
Clayton W. Thorpe 
IVIiss Birdie I<averty 
John I.averty 



I.OO 


Zenas W. Mansfield 


$ I.OO 


I. no 


Gilbert Saunders 


I. Of) 


I.OO 


Hrank H. Hall 


I.i^X) 


I.OO 


Wilbur Blakeslee 


I.OO 


I.OO 


W. M. Sexton 


I.OO 


I.OO 


Burt Lyon 


l.f)0 


I.OO 


Mrs. H. M. Blakeslee 


2.fK) 


I.OO 


John T. Jacobs 


I.OO 


I.OO 


John A. Thondinson 


I.OO 


I.OO 


Sale ])art j^un carriat^e 


lO.OO 


I.OO 
I.OO 


586S.OO 



\\\-, lliL- niulcrsioned, tcaclier and ])Upils of School No. i, pledge 
tlie sums iiniifXL-d to our naiiit-s lor tlie purpose of building the 
pr()])()S(.'d .Soldiers' Memorial on Xoilh llavt-n ('.re(.n. 



Jennie 1'. Clinton 
Leon C. Brooker 
Mabel L. Todd 
Ruth ?:. I-owier 
Roland \'. .Sherwood 
Robert L. Hyde 
Sterling C. Sherwood 
Frank vSniart 
Nellie Munson 
Charlotte Clinton 



35 


Helen S])enri^T 


5 .45 


.>5 


Winiford Sniilli 


-.VS 


45 


Karl L'owler 


■ 35 


35 


(k'orj;(ianna Scott, ti-acher 


•,5u 


35 


Harry B. Lancraft 


I.OO 


35 


Charlotte M. Tuttle 


I .(X) 


35 


Cash 


I.OO 


35 
35 


$8.25 


35 







We, the undcrsignffl, teacliers and pupils in .School No. J, ])ledge 
the sums annexed to our names for the })urp()se of liuildin^ the 
])roposed Soldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Lillian Otto 

Hazel Robinson 

Bertha Smith 

Annie Loessl 

Ines Corf 

Leslie Corf 

Wilbur O.lcll 

-Marion Odell 

Ralph Desmond 

Waldo Desmond 

Minnie Loessl 

Aj^gie Loessl 

Klton Smith 

Miss M. H. Kenouillet 



.lo 
.20 



.10 
.10 
.10 

•05 
.11 
.10 
•05 
•05 
.10 
.60 



Glen Sherman 
Wilbur Coe 
William Lei)])er 
Albert Lej)per 
Flora Corf 
Jennie Corf 
Imlu Corf 
Klsie Klebe 
I'aul Klebe 
Claufl I''enner 
John Olson 
\'ictor Olson 



5 -I" 
. 10 
•05 
.05 
•05 
•05 
• 05 
.20 
.20 
. 10 
. 10 



$3.01 



42 — 




WlI.IJAM HARTI,HV, 

27th Conn. Infantry. 
(Engineer Corps.) 



Cai'T. IIknrv ]',. (rii.i, 
jtli Conn. Infantry. 





ALFKKD II. IIoWAKTH, 

6th Conn. Infantry. 

(In Andersonville, I'lorence and 

Ivibby prisons.) 



Tkiman O. J run, 
27th Conn. Infantry. 



43 



W'e. tlie uiulersi>;ncd, teacher and j)upils in Scliool No. ^. pledge 
the sinus annexed to our names for the jnirpose of i)uilding tlie 
proposed Soldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Olive Hrockett 
Michael DeMarlin 
Aiigelo DeMartin 
Carlton Frederick 
Seliiia rVederick 
PMward Frederick 
lua McI,eo<l 
Annie O'Connel 
Leroy Price 
Walter Payne 
F'rank Rice 
F. Daniel Rice 
Arthur Shea 
Harold Shea 
Grace Tucker 
William Tucker 



f .25 


Bertha Rice 


$ .in 


.10 


Alice Rice 


.04 


-.10 


Annie K. hi. Cowles, teacher 




•05 


room 2 


■?,o 


•05 

■05 




52.00 


•25 


I*KIMAK\- KO IM. 




.01 


Lena J. Gorham, teacher 




■25 


Chester MacLeod 


$ -15 


•"5 


Hazel > acLeod 


.lO 


•05 


Le Roy S(|uires 


.10 


■05 


Alden Palmer 


•05 


.TO 


Horace Potter 


.10 


.10 
•05 








5 .30 


•05 







We, the undersis^ned, teacher and pupils in Scliool No. 4, Room 
No. I, pledge the sums annexed to our names for the purpose of 
building the proposed Soldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Irene Cavidina 
Olga Cavidina 
Bernice Barrett 
Helen Halligan 
Gertrude Halligaii 
F^dward Halligan 
William Murray 
F;ifa Raniiardo 
Lawrence Arij^ne 
X'ictoria Bcrnascori 
Joseph Borgnini 
Prosperina Lavaz/.a 
Rolin Kni])y)ing 
FHizabeth Knipjjing 
Theodore Kni])ping 
Norman Stiles 
Mabel Squires 
Margaret Reynolds 
Ruth I'ord 
L. Margaret Bishop 
Margaret Nelson 
Martha Squires 



•03 


Arthur Murray 


.02 


Josie Angne 


.01 


Letisir Capra 


•05 


Mary Capra 


•05 


Linsley Sheperd 


.01 


John Wilson 


.01 


Stephen Rice 


•05 


Dorothy I'ord 


•05 


Harry Mills 


.01 


Asunta Ceragroli 


.01 


l-'lora Broggi 


•05 


Rosie Bonnards 


.04 


Bertie Bernasconi 


.07 


Abl)ie Burke 


.oS 


Leslie Mansfield 


•25 


Julia Bergonzie 


. Ill 


Helen Spryzenski 


. 1 1 


Helen Carlson 


. 10 


Mary Israel 


•51 


Mike Bergonzie 


.05 




.08 





$ .01 

.01 

■05 
•05 

.12 
.07 

.30 
.10 
.07 

.or 
.01 
.01 
.or 
.10 
.10 
.01 



.02 
•05 

J3.00 



— 44 




Roger M. Ford, 

1st Conn. Infantry. 

Ca])t. Stli Conn. Infantry, 




RuFus Thorpe, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 





Elbert J. Smith, 
27th Conn. Infantry 



Kl.l.SWORTH H. Br.\DI,EY, 

3rd Infantry, Regular Army. 
General ServicejDepartment. 



— 45 — 

We, the uiidersij^ned, teacher and pupils in School No. 4, Room 
Xo. 2, pledj;e the sums annexed to our names for the jnirpose of 
building the proposed Soldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



(jcorj^e Herj^uiniiii 
Jennie Avij^^ne 
Delina Sonnal/arci 
I'red Kavadini 
Orestre Cavadini 
Pahnina I^avaz/.a 
Rose Avii^ne 
Kllen Barrett 
Mar\- Jenesik 
Irene I'ord 
Gordon I'ord 
Joseph Wilson 
Eilt<ar Reynolds 
Amelia Brogj^i 
Palmina I^avazza 
Jessie Blakeslee 



.14 


John Hess 


.oS 


Annie Hess 


.08 


I'red Bonnardo 


.05 


James Tamborini 


05 


Nettie Berjjamini 


.oS 


Prinio Lanzoni 


•05 


Seconda Lanzoni 


.01 


Seconda Odazza 


. 10 


Louis Soniiaz/.aro 


. 10 


John Israel 


.10 


I'rank Leet 


•05 


Dorothy Neison 


•50 


Mary L. C. Stark 


.01 




.02 




.10 





$ .05 
•05 
•25 
•05 

.12 
.05 
.10 
06 

•05 
.oS 
.12 
•03 
.50 



We. the undersigned, teacher and pupils in vSchool No. 4, Room 
No. 3, jiledge the sums annexed to our names for the purpose of 
building the proposed vSoldiers" Memorial on North Ha\en Green. 



Wilbur blakeslee 
Anna Nelson 
Bernard Nelson 
Jennie Beach 
Hattie Beach 
Angelo Avij^ne 
Lucy She])ar(! 
Raymond Nelson 
Katherine Wilson 
Esther SlH-])erd 
Marion Reynolds 
Kdward Burke 
Clarence S])encer 
Nelson Stiles 
Andrew .\vij<ne 



.20 


Lose Hess 


■05 


Clare Rice 


• 15 


Charles Mills 


.05 


Maud Hill 


■05 


Mildred Clinton 


• 15 


Corena Cassari 


• 15 


Mary Baj<amini 


■05 


L'lorence Bailey 


•05 


Charlotte Munson 


•35 


Ralph Blakeslee 


•53 


Harold Rice 


. 10 


Richard Rice 


•25 


Hagel I'. Ibilknui 


.25 




.10 





$ .10 
.10 

.lO 

.10 

• 15 

.10 

.15 

.10 

•50 

.10 

•05 
•05 
.50 

f4-45 



— 46 — 

We, the undersigned, teacher and pupils of School No. 6 pledge 
the sum annexed to our names for the purpose of building the 
proposed Soldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Clifford Prentice 
Robert Smith 
George Bohan 
Frank Doolittle 
Edwin Wooding 
Harr}' Wooding 
Frank Wooding 
Eva Anderson 
Olof Anderson 
Frank Turner 
Pearl Turner 
Kelley vSniith 
vStewart Smith 



.20 
•05 
•05 
•05 
•05 
•05 
•05 
■05 
•05 
•05 
•05 
•05 



Elsie Pisty 
Nellie Wooding 
Hattie Bampton 
Malvina Turner 
Arthur Torrey 
Laura Drink wine 
Frank Maxted 
David Maxted 
Adolf Anderson 
Helen Patton 



. 10 
.01 
•05 
•05 
•05 
.10 
. 10 
.10 
•U5 
•54 



$2.00 



We, the undersigned, teacher and pupils in School No. 7, pledge 
the sum annexed to our names for the purpose of building the 
jjroposed J-^.oldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Elsie M. Tischer 


fl.CXJ 


Paul Mansfield 


1 


•25 


B. A. Brockett 


•35 


Annitta Gilbane 




•25 


Helen Esther Rice and 




Lillian Goodsell 




•05 


Sarah Rice 


•25 


Cesare Cavadini 




•25 


Gladys Blakeslee 


•25 


vSarina Cavadini 




.10 


AUma (ihiselli 


.60 


Willie Halloran 




•05 


William Lynch 


■25 


Ruby Mansfield 




•25 


Thomas Lynch 


■15 


Mary Halloran 




.10 


Robert Halloraii and 




Sammy .Slrachansky 




•'\S 


Helen Halloran 
PIrnest Calameri 
Nelson B. Brockett 


•25 


Sadie Webb 




•"5 


■05 
■25 




l5^o5 


Catharine Marks 


•25 









— 47 — 

We, the uiidersi.uiied, teachers and pupils of School Xo. S, pled^^e 
the sum annexed to our names for the jiurpose of i)uildint; the 
proposed vSt)ldiers' Memorial on North Haven Green. 



Culoiia ]•:. Hc^ach 
Johaniie Jensen 
Christena Bruce 
Peter Jepsen 
Herbert Todd 
Angedina I'icagli 
Nita Picagli 
Rosalia Miglicrina 
Valentina IMiglicrina 
Tony Tenedine 
Frank Pierpont 
I'rances Pieri)onl 
Jojoto Gattaglia 
Joseph Tenedine 
Clarence Jensen 



52.00 

•05 
.10 
.10 
•05 
■05 
•®5 
•05 
•05 
• 05 
.02 

■03 
•05 
•05 
•05 



Arthur Jensen 
Cassie Bruce 
Minnie Simes 
Martin Jcjisen 
Alice Sinics 
PHla Pierpont 
Andrew Ibsen 
Ida Peterson 
Josephine Pier])ont 
Marrena Cassari 
W'illettc l'iL-r])()nt 
Niels Thonisen 
Harrv Thonisen 



f.io 
•25 
•05 
•23 
•'5 
•03 
. 10 

•25 
•"3 
.10 
.10 
•05 
•"5 



f4.26 



■'^f ^t 





Sankoki) 15. Smith, 
15th Conn. Infantry. 



Li'/.ivKNr: S. I'..\km:s, 
6tli Conn. Infantrv . 



DEC 23 ISOB 



48 



INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PAGE 

The Memorial 2 

Congregational Cliurcli— 1S30 3 

North Haven Green — 1830 4 

South View, North Haven Green 

— 1 900 5 

North View, North Haven Green 

— 1900 6 

U. Walter Patten 8 

Clarence N. Frost 8 

Louis J. Uhl 8 

Robert B. Goodyear, M. I) 9 

Sheldon B. Thorpe 9 

Albert A. Hyde 9 

William B. Hovey 11 

John T. Jacobs 11 

Cannons at Government Reserva- 
tion, Light House Point 12 

Amos G. Hotchkiss 16 

Walstein Goodyear 16 

Merton L. Smith 17 

Julius Blakeslee 17 

Samuel M. Linsley 18 

Henry E. Smith 18 

p:ii I. Brockett 20 

George E). Brockett 20 

George S. Vibbert 21 

Albert N. Vibbert 21 

Harvey E. Coo])er 22 

Edward L. Goodyear 22 

Dennis W. Tucker 23 

Charles M. Barnes 23 

Judson B. Andrews 24 

Solomon F. Linsley 24 

Gen. E. D. S. Goodyear 25 

George T. Gill 25 

Henry F. Tuttle 26 



PACK 

Jeremiah Lehane 26 

Newell M. Andrews 27 

William H. Gill 27 

Nathan H. Marks 28 

William E. Brockett 28 

Adam A. Uhl 29 

Henry B. Hartley 29 

Seth B. Bassett 30 

Charles W. Jacobs 30 

Adolphus I"\ Hunie 32 

Lieut. Edwin W. Bishop 32 

Jacob F. Linsley 33 

James FUton Smith 33 

George W. Smith 34 

Edgar S. Bradley 34 

Horace Riggs , 35 

Henry D. Todd 35 

Milton P. Pardee 36 

Hobart A. Bassett 36 

Lieut. 1". Wilbur Goodyear 37 

Capt. Walter P. Hovey 37 

Capt. Edwin A. Thorpe 38 

Charles A. Brockett . . . j 40 

Isaac L. Doolittle 40 

Capt. Henry H. Stiles 40 

James Higgins 40 

Alfred H. Howarth 42 

Truman (). Judd 42 

Capt. Henry I?. Gill 42 

William Hartley 42 

Roger M. h'ord 44 

IvUsworth IL Hratlley 44 

Elbert J. Smith 44 

Rufus Thorpe 44 

Sanford B. Smith 47 

Luzerne S. Barnes 47 



CTVi'iji,.: 



Souvenir 

North HaVen 
jVf e m p r i a I 



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